Have liberals come to grips with the fact that Bill Clinton bears some of the blame for the 9/11 attacks?

Question

The plans were set into motion back in 1996. Four years before George W. Bush assumed the Presidency.

http://www.iowapresidentialwatch.com/images/cartoons/KeystoneBillMd.JPG

What was Bill doing that was SOOOO important that he couldn't pay attention to the intelligence that was forthcoming EVEN THEN that warned of US terrorists attacks on US soil.....

Oh wait.....never mind.......I already know......

Answer 1

By definition, a liberal won't accept blame for anything. They will staunchly defend any notion that goes against responsibility.

Answer 2

WTC,'93
Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, ;93
Khobar Towers
USS Cole

Monthly video tapes of OBL threatening America.

Massoud of the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan repeatedly warning the Clinton Administration that America was being targeted.

What did Bill do?
Cut military spending by 40% and severely restricted the CIA's recruitment of human intelligence sources. Hillary decided lawyers would be more effective.

And to people that invariably have drooled; "stop invading countries and terrorism will stop"....

screw it, I just don't have the Patience for suicidal idiots like that any longer

Answer 3

In Happy Dreamland, conservatives are not responsible for anything, and everything is the fault of Democrats.
See how that kind of illogical, unfounded hatred, bias, and bigotry works?? For everything anyone can say about the 'cons', there's something just as dastardly to be said about the 'libs' - and vice-versa.
This isn't Nazi Germany where we're expected to 'accept' the murder of 6 million Jews because they don't fit our "model" for the "perfect race". This is America, where differences in opinions, ideas, and dogma are vital to the survival of the citizenry. It's too bad we can't learn how to unite ourselves instead of always trying to divide the country by labeling each other with repugnant, worthless political barbs. I am not a 'con'servative; I am not a 'lib'eral. I am an independent. I think independently; I vote independently. I have no allegiance to either of the two corrupt political parties that have monopolized our electoral system. I encourage everyone to do the same.
-RKO- 08/20/07

Answer 4

Sure, I'll acknowledge that Clinton played his part. So, for that matter, did G.H.W. Bush when he stationed U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia. So did Eisenhower when he sent Kermit Roosevelt to Iran in 1953 to "neutralize" it's Prime Minister for having the audacity to push for nationalization of that countries oil supply. Our foreign policy regarding the Middle East has always been, imperialistic, exploitative and overly simplistic, none of which excuses G.W. for ignoring the warnings before 9/11 or using that tragedy to launch a previously planned, unlawful, uncalled for and disastrous invasion of Iraq.

Answer 5

No.
I don't get this luxury of blaming other shifts at work and I expect my President/Commander in Cheif to do his/her job with the same integrity I do or I have no respect for them.
If you are in charge, whatever job it may be, you take the good and the bad responsibilities or admit you are not qualified to make a judgement call.
I can go through a chart and see a decline in a patients health from days ago and guess what? I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR GETTING THAT PATIENT CARED FOR BY WHATEVER MEANS POSSIBLE and ASAP. It is in my job qualifications list and my responsibility no one else. If I expect this of myself and so does the law, then Mr/Mrs President is no different.
But someone who doesn't take responsibility for anything or does a job that doesn't have this qualification may feel blaming another is right. Not me, it lacks respectability.

Answer 6

Got real proof? Because Clinton was doing stuff to protect the country and the GOP kept blocking him.
http://www.mikehersh.com/Clinton_vs_Terror_Republicans_vs_Clinton.shtml
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/01/23/terrorism/
http://www.cnn.com/US/9609/09/clinton.aviation/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/US/9607/30/clinton.terrorism/
http://www.cnn.com/US/9607/29/clinton.terrorism/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/US/9608/01/wh.terror.bill/index.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/19/60minutes/main607356.shtml
http://www.cnn.com/US/9610/09/faa/
http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/001120
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101020812-333890,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020812/story.html
http://www.geocities.com/tom_slouck/iraq/clinton_iraq.html

And for those who think the military got cut under Clinton, the cuts actually started during the Bush sr. administration by 25% right after the first Gulf war. And, then they continued under Clinton. There was no need because we didn't have the Soviets as our enemy anymore. And, please tell us all how having a larger military would have prevented the terrorist attacks in the first place.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/democracy/bigger.picture/stories/military.readiness/

Answer 7

It might have to do with the fact the Clinton requested the formation of a Department of Homeland Security while he was in office to help combat terrorism, but the Republicans shot it down because it was "big government".

Oh, wait...That would be the Republican's fault, wouldn't it?

Answer 8

Why are you so worried about the blame 6 years after it happened? Sounds like a Monty Python skit with a lame duck president and an ex-president, with the guys sitting around, "Roiight, he's clearly to blame. Yep he gets the blame," for the whole skit, while a war rages on in the background.

Answer 9

Try again hon.

These plans were being made when the First Bush was in office, or don't you remember that 9/11 wasn't the first attack?

Maybe we should have kept our noses out of the Middle East back in the 1980's.

Answer 10

Let's blame Kenneth Starr for terrorism, he's the one who wasted tax payers dollars with a bogus impeachment process. If Americans and the White House weren't so diverted, Clinton would have further implemented his plan to capture OBL.

Answer 11

The blame for the 9/11 attacks lies strictly with those who planned and executed them, not with anyone who migth theoretically have 'provoked' or 'failed to anticipate/stop' them.

Of course we can admit and learn from our mistakes, but placing 'blame' anywhere other than where it belongs is not a good way to do it.